How do you go about having a life when you are working full time? Need to increase available energy, otherwise I don't know how it could be possible.
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I've had a lot of trouble with this in the past. Assuming you're doing the obvious (e.g. not working 80h/wk), one thing that's helped me is obsessing about sleep quality. Earplugs, great eye mask, no alarms, ensuring 8.5h+ oppty, better mattress, CPAP, etc—really improved energy.
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Andy can you share your journey with Cpap? I’ve always wanted to do it when I read about it but I’m hesitant. And do ya still use the silk mask? I remember it getting recommended by you
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It was in the standard list of things to try for daytime drowsiness, so doc ordered a home sleep study (they sent me a box of equipment; I wore it for a night and sent it back). Study found mild OSA. So I ordered a CPAP and mask; doc recommended ResMed AirSense 10; worked great.
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Because my apnea is mild, I can use a very lightweight mask, which doesn't disrupt my sleep (a "nasal pillow", the Airfit P10).
It did take a week or two to get used to it. And it took a couple months to really start feeling the energy improvements.
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Oh, and I found a sleep mask I like better, thanks to : amazon.com/gp/product/B07. It has much thicker "cups" around the eyes made of memory foam, and does a much better job of blocking out peripheral light.
thanks so much for sharing and linking the products as well!! interesting it takes several months for the energy levels to rise, i may have felt discouraged without knowing that. thanks andy!!
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yes! my current favorite for sure. still some improvements to be had--clearly not perfect because curtains still affect sleep quality despite having mask on. But can't sleep without it now
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